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1 MICHAEL BUBLE 2 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 3 ARTIC MONKEYS 4 LOVEBOX
5 FLEETWOOD MAC
6 MUMFORD AND SONS 7 ROD STEWART 8 PIXIES
9 ONE DIRECTION 10 BRUNO MARS
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11 ROLLING STONES 12 BARRY GIBB
13 MAGIC SUMMER LIVE 14 T IN THE PARK 15 KENNY ROGERS 16 V FESTIVAL
17 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 18 OLLY MURS 19 BASTILLE 20 BON JOVI
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1 THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA 2 THE PIXIES 3 B5
4 LOVEBOX
5 BAM MARGERA 6 ARTIC MONKEYS 7 BEADY EYE
8 WE ARE SCIENTISTS 9 LATITUDE FESTIVAL 10 BASEMENT JAXX
ON THE RADAR YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE
They’ve landed what is likely to be one of the biggest sync deals of the year with Coca Cola’s summer advert, and Sam Martin of band Youngblood Hawke is grateful for the exposure. Speaking to Music Week about it, he says: “It feels incredible to know that people are digging the song and connecting with the message of it.” The song, We Come Running,
was iTunes Single of the Week upon its US release, and - accord- ing to Martin - is a good example of the band’s signature “rock meets electronic music sound.” The Los Angeles band didn’t
start their musical journey on such
a high note. In 2010, Martin and his multi-instrumental bandmate Simon Katz were on hiatus from their previous group, Iglu & Hartly. “We were in a dark place. We were broke, and didn’t know what to do, so we just started writing songs,” he recalls. Unintentionally, this activity snowballed into Youngblood Hawke, named after the book of the same name by Herman Wouk about “an artist finding his way.” During that year, the duo
recruited friends Tasso Smith and Nik Hughes, who joined on guitar and drums respectively, and Alice Katz, now wife of Simon, on
HE SAID / SHE SAID “
backup vocals and live percussion. Soon, word of the band spread and they started selling out local shows. Shortly after, A&Rs began turning up at gigs, having heard demo tracks the band had put online. Eventually they signed with Universal Republic in the US. YH’s 2012 self-titled EP was
received with a surprisingly strong reaction. “We didn't expect, really, anything. We just wanted to put the songs out and see how people felt about them. We were blown away by the response,” says Martin.
Since then, YH supported Keane on their Strangeland tour, played SXSW, and performed an exclusive live set for Spotify with Kendrick Lamar.
The majority of their debut album, Wake Up, was produced by band member Simon Katz, and is released on August 5 through Island Records in the UK - the same day as debut single We
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11 KODALINE 12 DISCLOSURE
13 BLACK SABBATH 14 STEVE VAI 15 BASTILLE 16 TOM ODELL
17 SOUTH WEST FOUR 18 WIRELESS 19 THE SCRIPT 20 RUDIMENTAL
ESSENTIAL INFO
RELEASES Aug 5 Lead single: We Come Running Aug 5 Debut album: Wake Up
LABEL Universal Republic / Island Records
MANAGEMENT Steven Melrose / Jordan Bromley
Come Running. Martin says of the LP: “It's a lot
like the single. It's upbeat, with a lot of hopeful messages - just personal stories about our lives. This album has captured a certain moment in time. We went through a lot so we're just expressing that on this album. It's a fun listen. I think that people will really dig it.”
TAKE A BOW TEAM AGNETHA Label: Polydor Records
Robbie Williams said the record’s good but the songs have no chorus. I’d rather shoot myself in the balls than follow his advice.
Publisher: Universal International Music B.V. Managing Director: Joe Munns General Manager: Orla Lee
International Promotions: Lee Ellen Campbell
Liam Gallagher responds to the recent critique of Beady Eye’s second LP Be from age-old rival Robbie Williams
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A&R and Management: Jorgen Elofsson and Peter Nordahl, Triple A
THE LOWDOWN
Album: A Highest chart position: No.6
Legal: Simon Carmel, Universal Music
Agent: Staffan Linde Marketing: Samantha Sissons National press: Susie Ember
Regional press: Warren Higgins, Chuff Media Online press: Susie Ember Director of Promotions: Manish Arora National radio: James Bass
Regional radio: Tony Myers/Gavin Hughes TV: Claire Close
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